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the firestorm over the irs targeting. a senior presidential adviser hits the sunday talk show circuit. plus hitting powerball pay dirt. the magic digits for mega dollars and memorable dreams. good afternoon. i'm alex witt. we have some big developing news out on the weather front. a series of violent storms are raking the country's mid section. they are slowly moving east. forecasters have been telling people from iowa to oklahoma, you better hunker down and brace yourself for what seems like the worse of everything, baseball sized hail, tornadoes aplenty. the storms are also causing flash washouts in the south. at least 20 people had to be rescued from rising floodwaters in alabama. we have team coverage with meteorologist kelly cass who is tracking the weather in atlanta. but first let's go to oklahoma city where storms have left quite the ugly mark. janet, good day to you. >> hi, alex. for now this has become a wind event, as is obvious. but it's the proverbial calm before the next storm. last night we had something li
the firestorm over the irs targeting. a senior presidential adviser hits the sunday talk show circuit. plus hitting powerball pay dirt. the magic digits for mega dollars and memorable dreams. good afternoon. i'm alex witt. we have some big developing news out on the weather front. a series of violent storms are raking the country's mid section. they are slowly moving east. forecasters have been telling people from iowa to oklahoma, you better hunker down and brace yourself for what seems like...
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the irs controversy will stay in the spotlight this week. the senate on tuesday and the house on wednesday hold hearing into the agency's targeting of conservative groups which applied for tax exempt status. voters in los angeles could make history this week by electing their first female mayor. democrats wendy grueul and eric garcia yetty face off on tuesday. pritsger a major supporter of president barack obama has been nominated by the white house to become congress secretary. her senate confirmation hearing is schedule for thursday. poppy. >> paul, thanks so much. appreciate it. >>> well, president obama, his administration on the defensive over a host of things. how is it all playing out with the american people? we're going to take a look. t sas helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the one and only, cheerios there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she'
the irs controversy will stay in the spotlight this week. the senate on tuesday and the house on wednesday hold hearing into the agency's targeting of conservative groups which applied for tax exempt status. voters in los angeles could make history this week by electing their first female mayor. democrats wendy grueul and eric garcia yetty face off on tuesday. pritsger a major supporter of president barack obama has been nominated by the white house to become congress secretary. her senate...
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wednesday, focus in washington on the irs. the irs scandal investigation continues. former commissioner of the irs will testify before the house oversight committee. he was in charge during most of the period that agents were allegedly targeting conservative groups. >>> let's move ahead to thursday. big focus on thursday will be the boy scouts. they're expected to make a decision on whether or not to allow openly gay members. about 1,400 members will make their votes at the annual meeting. that will take place in texas. let's move along to saturday. on saturday, a treat for some college students at bard college. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her husband will give their commencement address to those students. gifford will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters. here's what's coming up. the calendar is just as packed this week in the world of politics, as it usually is. let's bring in paul steinhauser what to look at this week. >> good morning, poppy. more to 13 flirtations from rand paul. tomorrow he headlines a gop dinner in new hampshire, just
wednesday, focus in washington on the irs. the irs scandal investigation continues. former commissioner of the irs will testify before the house oversight committee. he was in charge during most of the period that agents were allegedly targeting conservative groups. >>> let's move ahead to thursday. big focus on thursday will be the boy scouts. they're expected to make a decision on whether or not to allow openly gay members. about 1,400 members will make their votes at the annual...
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this comes on the heels of what could be the worst week of the obama presidency. the irs scandal. benghazi e-mail, the justice department secretly season phone records from the associated press. the without is juggling three different kroefrgs controversi now. rene, the white house is on the defense. president obama's approval numbers yet are on the upswing. how is the white house reacting today? >> reporter: right, don. 53% approval rating is welcome news for the president, but it is so clear that the white house is ready to move on. the president's senior adviser dan pfeiffer, appearing on all five sunday talk shows saying that they won't be distracted from the important issues, like jobs, and they won't participate in "partisan fishing expeditions." now, on cnn's "state of the union" pfeiffer said that even though top treasury officials were aware of the irs investigation last year before the election, the white house did not know until a few weeks ago. >> here's the cardinal rule when you have situations like these. not just for this white house but all white houses. you do no
this comes on the heels of what could be the worst week of the obama presidency. the irs scandal. benghazi e-mail, the justice department secretly season phone records from the associated press. the without is juggling three different kroefrgs controversi now. rene, the white house is on the defense. president obama's approval numbers yet are on the upswing. how is the white house reacting today? >> reporter: right, don. 53% approval rating is welcome news for the president, but it is so...
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irs controversy to the economy this morning. in his weekly address, the president talks about his trip friday to baltimore, where he met with factory workers, young children in a pre-k program, and low income families getting help from a community program. >> is that's why i like getting out of the washington ecochamber whenever i can because too often our politics rpt focused on the same things you are, working hard, superioring your family, and supporting your community. making sure your kids have every chance in life. >> the president added he plans to visit more cities in the coming weeks with a focus on strengthening the middle class. >>> while lawmakers on capitol hill focus on the irs and benghazi attack investigations, just over half of americans are paying attention to the probes. more than half of those americans in a new gallup poll say they are following the irs and benghazi investigations very or somewhat closely. 46% say they're not following the stories too closely or not at all. along political lines, about two-t
irs controversy to the economy this morning. in his weekly address, the president talks about his trip friday to baltimore, where he met with factory workers, young children in a pre-k program, and low income families getting help from a community program. >> is that's why i like getting out of the washington ecochamber whenever i can because too often our politics rpt focused on the same things you are, working hard, superioring your family, and supporting your community. making sure...
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happening now, the fbi launching a major investigation into the growing irs scandal. agents set to start showing up at irs offices across the country. could the crackdown actually land people in jail? >>> it's a blockbuster trial date. o.j. simpson and jodi arias both set to testify in their high-profile court battles. the first time o.j. takes the stand in any trial as jodi arias will make a last-ditch attempt to save her life. >>> the backlash against abercrombie & fitch reaches a fever pitch. a new movement growing now to give the clothes to the homeless as kirstie alley rails over their thin customers only policy overnight. >>> breaking new details on angelina jolie revealing she's set for even more life-saving surgery after her double mastectomy. her doctor outlining every step this morning as brad pitt speaks out now about her courageous decision. >>> and good morning, everyone. robin off today. great to have amy robach here and another explosive story developing right now, that american official thrown out of russia accused of being a spy. you see him right the
happening now, the fbi launching a major investigation into the growing irs scandal. agents set to start showing up at irs offices across the country. could the crackdown actually land people in jail? >>> it's a blockbuster trial date. o.j. simpson and jodi arias both set to testify in their high-profile court battles. the first time o.j. takes the stand in any trial as jodi arias will make a last-ditch attempt to save her life. >>> the backlash against abercrombie & fitch...
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an update on the irs review -- 8:32 eastern time. an update on the irs review. the white house press secretary said at yesterday's daily briefing that, "i can tell you that i am not aware of anyone here knowing about it." turning to sexual assault in the military for the second time this month, a member of the armed forces assigned to help her event sexual assault in the military is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct -- help for event sexual assault in the military is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. reports last week that an air force officer who headed a sexual assault prevention office was arrested on charges of groping a woman in a northern virginia parking lot. lawmakers say it is time for defense secretary chuck hagel to get tough. the u.s. ambassador to russia has been summoned by the russian foreign ministry in connection with yesterday's alleged spy detention in moscow. the building this morning and left half an hour later without saying a word to journalists waiting. russia said it briefly detained a secretary at the u.
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power, because the agency impacts average americans. >> the irs knows the controversy is the one easiest to understand and could be the most damaging. >> reporter: another reason the irs scandal has staying power, friday's hearing is likely the first in a series of hearings and investigations. white house officials say they and the president learned about the irs targeting last week. erica. >> kristen welker at the white house this morning. kristen, thank you. >>> john harwood, chief washington correspond spoenent more. when you look at the scandals, irs, benghazi, a.p. issues, is the white house handling this correctly? >> hard to say whether they are handling it correctly, erica, until more time passes and we see the president's political standing. they ended the week on an aggressive note. slow on irs, but waited until they got the i.g. report and fired steven miller. that was adecisive step and the president rejected calls for a special counsel. on benghazi, they finally released e-mails after republicans did some political maneuvering to put out stories on the benghazi attack. and a
power, because the agency impacts average americans. >> the irs knows the controversy is the one easiest to understand and could be the most damaging. >> reporter: another reason the irs scandal has staying power, friday's hearing is likely the first in a series of hearings and investigations. white house officials say they and the president learned about the irs targeting last week. erica. >> kristen welker at the white house this morning. kristen, thank you. >>>...
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of the irs. melissa: why is it not troublesome that he does not have specifically tax expertise. >> for anyone who is just, you know, lame and look at what is going on here, it is not a question of the tax law. it is a question of government employees allegedly abusing their parties. that is not a question of tax law. melissa: what is his attitude? his personality, his character like? >> he is intense. he works hard. he is a good natured guy. i think he really earned the respect of all the people that he works with. melissa: thank you so much. kenneth baer. >> my pleasure.% lori: is that what we are really showing? >> i thought i saw danny warfel. i also drank a lot of coffee this morning. i may be hallucinating. lori: analysts do believe that jamie dimon is likely to win the key shareholder vote next week. charlie, what is the latest? jpmorgan. yes, jamie dimon is probably going to win. it would seem odd, he is chairman and ceo that he would vote for splitting. larry calls the shots. i do not se
of the irs. melissa: why is it not troublesome that he does not have specifically tax expertise. >> for anyone who is just, you know, lame and look at what is going on here, it is not a question of the tax law. it is a question of government employees allegedly abusing their parties. that is not a question of tax law. melissa: what is his attitude? his personality, his character like? >> he is intense. he works hard. he is a good natured guy. i think he really earned the respect of...
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the irs. there is no evidence of corruption or of administration involvement in the wrongful decisions that occurred there. >> i think it seems fairly fair to say that some of your colleagues were exasperated at times while questioning steven miller. how about you? were you satisfied with the information that he brought to the table? i'm not satisfied with the way that the irs performed here. i don't think they should have ever been involved in this nor am i satisfied with the fact that decades ago they changed a statute through a rule that as lawrence o'donnell, your colleague has so importantly noted, changed the social welfare nature of these organizations and said they didn't have to exclusively be involved in social welfare to get a tax subsidy. they just had to be primarily involved and that's opened the door to some organizations that are 49% or more political to use secret money, to have it be tax subsidized and that's part of the republican agenda also. they like this system of using
the irs. there is no evidence of corruption or of administration involvement in the wrongful decisions that occurred there. >> i think it seems fairly fair to say that some of your colleagues were exasperated at times while questioning steven miller. how about you? were you satisfied with the information that he brought to the table? i'm not satisfied with the way that the irs performed here. i don't think they should have ever been involved in this nor am i satisfied with the fact that...
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white house, showing that americans like the way the white house, the president, has been handling irs, the ap scandal or even questions about benghazi. what's this say to his critics, primarily republicans? are they overplaying their hand potentially? >> the overall approval rating for the president is about the same place it was in april. 51% in april. 53% now in this new poll taken after all of these things came out this week. but there was not bad news for republicans because one of the questions was do you think republicans are overplaying their hand. most americans said no, they thought they were sort of about right. but remember, we are very early on in the irs. we're not really sure what's going to come out. and so it is important what this poll says to the president is, he's handled it pretty el up to now. there is a reservoir of good will for this president that he can bank on, unless he spends it all. so it depends on how he handles it right now. americans look at it and figure that he's handling it about right. but you've got to like restart the motor every time something e
white house, showing that americans like the way the white house, the president, has been handling irs, the ap scandal or even questions about benghazi. what's this say to his critics, primarily republicans? are they overplaying their hand potentially? >> the overall approval rating for the president is about the same place it was in april. 51% in april. 53% now in this new poll taken after all of these things came out this week. but there was not bad news for republicans because one of...
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irs all of the republicans are doing fishing expeditions. how can they talk about a fishing expedition when that's what they are doing against the ap. >> the white house may not be able to simply tweet past these matters. there are two congressional hearings two weeks alone just on theic irs. president obama had another commencement speech at moorehouse college. absent were his recent themes for these sorts of addresses talking about trust in government something that seems to be in rather short supply now. >> thanks so much, doug. we look a lot alike the blonde hair. >> i take that as a compliment. in case you are just getting up stay with us. stunning news for any one who wears sunscreen. dr. mark seigel explains next. : >> a new report out this morning from a consumer watchdog is getting a heads up to your beach goers before this weekend memorial day weekend. the report says while most sunscreens meet fda standards many sunscreens continue to carry fda readings that are misleading. we are separate can fact from fiction. dr. mark seigel of
irs all of the republicans are doing fishing expeditions. how can they talk about a fishing expedition when that's what they are doing against the ap. >> the white house may not be able to simply tweet past these matters. there are two congressional hearings two weeks alone just on theic irs. president obama had another commencement speech at moorehouse college. absent were his recent themes for these sorts of addresses talking about trust in government something that seems to be in...
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nobody likes the irs. >> there's a bipartisan hatred of the irs. >> and with benghazi. public policy polling showed this week. i never come to nerd land without a few numbers. they said 41% of republicans think that benghazi is the biggest scandal of all time. biggest history scandal. that's incredible. what they're doing is working. i don't agree, but it's working. >> i have to say, how could benghazi be the biggest scandal of all time? i think there are legislate questions to be asked about benghazi. but haven't we misunderstood this? an does it have anything to do with, i don't know, how thin this president is, for example? is there something about this president, like, maybe he's from chicago. what would it be about this president? >> i think it's his hair color. i think there's something about the hair color. >> now he's going gray. >> this does not reach a level of scandal at all. and the thing about benghazi is it was a bad situation. they were thoughts that it was maybe driven by the offensive video that we were talking about in the country at this time. so gee,
nobody likes the irs. >> there's a bipartisan hatred of the irs. >> and with benghazi. public policy polling showed this week. i never come to nerd land without a few numbers. they said 41% of republicans think that benghazi is the biggest scandal of all time. biggest history scandal. that's incredible. what they're doing is working. i don't agree, but it's working. >> i have to say, how could benghazi be the biggest scandal of all time? i think there are legislate questions...
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particularly giving all the at the white house regarding benghazi and the irs. if you dig into the numbers, what you see is this is a president who remains polarizing as he always has been. overwhelming majorities of democrats approve of him and overwhelming majorities of republicans disapprove of him. people also, and this occurred during the campaign, wolf, they give the president the benefit of the doubt here. they like him. and so that also helps his numbers. and when you look further into our poll, you'll also find that a majority of americans do not believe the president himself had anything to do with the targeting of the irs. and about 50% say he did not intend to mislead the public on benghazi. so there you have the public again giving him the benefit of the doubt. >> i assume, gloria, and i assume you also agree that his popularity is helped by the fact that some of the institutions involved going after him aren't very popular. >> yeah, you could say that. he's very, very popular particularly compared to the people who are involved in these controversi
particularly giving all the at the white house regarding benghazi and the irs. if you dig into the numbers, what you see is this is a president who remains polarizing as he always has been. overwhelming majorities of democrats approve of him and overwhelming majorities of republicans disapprove of him. people also, and this occurred during the campaign, wolf, they give the president the benefit of the doubt here. they like him. and so that also helps his numbers. and when you look further into...
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made by the irs. why haven't democrats been more forthcoming? >> we have been. the president said what was happening was outrageous and i made it clear that the singling out in 2010 tea party patriots was outrageous as the president said. should never have happened so we have been very clear about that. >> congressman, there were irs officials who testified before congressional committees and said they didn't know of any targeting of conservative groups. we now find out that that wasn't true. doubt that they were lying? i mean, what do you think happened there? >> i don't know if commissioner shulman was telling the truth or not. i don't know when he was informed but i'll tell you this is clear. if he was informed after that hearing, he should have come back to congress and said what he knew. there was a total failure by the commissioner and others to let us know what was going on and that is outrageous. >> i spoke with republican congressman kevin yoder earlier. here is what he had say about this irs
made by the irs. why haven't democrats been more forthcoming? >> we have been. the president said what was happening was outrageous and i made it clear that the singling out in 2010 tea party patriots was outrageous as the president said. should never have happened so we have been very clear about that. >> congressman, there were irs officials who testified before congressional committees and said they didn't know of any targeting of conservative groups. we now find out that that...
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up next, a congressman who says he has a plan to dependent the irs out of the -- get the irs out of the health care business. >> steve: she's 101 years old, she's about to smoke brian and moi. >> gretchen: first the aflac trivia question of the day. this boxer was named after ray charles, his mother's favorite singer. be the first to e-mail us with the correct answer have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream out that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male annocer ] it's practically yours. but we stilleed ur signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. since aflac is helping with his expenses while he can't work, he can focus on his recovery. he doesn't have to worry so much about his mortgage, groceries, or even gas bills. kick! kick... feel it! feel it! feel it
up next, a congressman who says he has a plan to dependent the irs out of the -- get the irs out of the health care business. >> steve: she's 101 years old, she's about to smoke brian and moi. >> gretchen: first the aflac trivia question of the day. this boxer was named after ray charles, his mother's favorite singer. be the first to e-mail us with the correct answer have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream out that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu....
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partisanship or even the perception of partisanship has no place at the irs. i think that what happened here was that foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their workload selection. the listing described in the report, while intolerable, was a mistake and not an act of part sanship. the agency is moving forward and has learned its lesson. we've previously worked to correct issues in the processing of the cases described in the report, and we have implemented changes to make sure that this type of thing never happens again. >> reporter: the treasury secretary has asked miller to resign, and miller submitted his rez egg nation, but he won't actually be leaving until the end of the month. the president yesterday appointed a new acting irs commissioner, his name is danny wuerffel. he currently works at the office of management and budget and has served both democratic and republican presidents. norah? charlie? gayle? >> nancy, thank you. >>> and for the third time in two weeks, an official assigned to deal with sexual assault in the m
partisanship or even the perception of partisanship has no place at the irs. i think that what happened here was that foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their workload selection. the listing described in the report, while intolerable, was a mistake and not an act of part sanship. the agency is moving forward and has learned its lesson. we've previously worked to correct issues in the processing of the cases described in the report, and we have implemented...
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it is no wonder that the agents and the irs sort of get the message. the president demonizes his opponents. >> reporter: but gop leaders concede there is no evidence the white house ordering the targeting of conservatives. >> we don't have anything to say that the president knew about this. >> the investigation has just begun so i'm not going to reach a conclusion about what we may find. >> reporter: after what may have been among the toughest weeks of the obama presidency, a just-released poll shows the president's approval rating largely unaffected. still the majority of americans view all these issues as very important to the nation, despite white house claims that some congressional republicans are overplaying their hand. >> this is not water gate but there are some people in the administration who have acted as if they want to be knicnixonian. >> what unites all these things, it undermines the credibility of the administration and the president and the competence of government. this is a time when we have a president who is really trying hard to p
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the irs scandal, the white house gets grilled over who knew what about targeting conservative groups. share il attkisson reports. this store in florida sold the ticket for the biggest single payout in u.s. lottery history. and the civil rights legacy of medgar evers, randall pinkston shares the very personal history of how evers helped integrate tv news in mississippi making room for african-american reporters like him. >> more blacks are registered to vote now than ever before in mississippi's history. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i'm jim axelrod, jeff glor is off tonight. from oklahoma city to minneapolis severe weather is threatening the nation's midsection tonight there are tornado warnings up in kansas and iowa, oklahoma and missouri could also be hard hit. forecasters say a supercell of thunderstorms packing baseball sized hail, heavy rain and tornadoes could do a lot of damage. already a tornado has touched down this afternoon in edmund, oklahoma, and another on the southwest side of wichita, kansas, that police are calli
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everyone at the irs is probably looking over their shoulders and praying they don't hear the words. >> thanks so much for starting your morning with us. much more ahead on "cnn sunday morning" which starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm poppy harlow. 7:00 on the east coast and 4:00 out west. lottery officials say a single ticket holder at a public supermarket in zephyrhills, florida. they matched all six numbers in last night's $591 million powerball drawing. in case you missed it, here are the numbers. 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and the po r powerballer, lucky 11. now the winner has a tough choice, collect money over 30 years or take the lump sum of $377 million. not exactly a tough choice. so, who is the country's newest multimillionaire? john zarrella is in zephyrhill, florida. right outside that publix. john, any idea who it is yet? >> i can tell you who it isn't, poppy? not you and not me. and it's probably not any publix employees like a group of them getting together. it might have been. but we've seen a bunch of them coming to work and one publix employee said this is the
everyone at the irs is probably looking over their shoulders and praying they don't hear the words. >> thanks so much for starting your morning with us. much more ahead on "cnn sunday morning" which starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm poppy harlow. 7:00 on the east coast and 4:00 out west. lottery officials say a single ticket holder at a public supermarket in zephyrhills, florida. they matched all six numbers in last night's $591 million powerball...
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the irs is the most recent example. no wonder that the agents and the irs sort of get the message. the president demonizes his opponent of the unit and demonizes dog. >> a leap you can make as an argument but you don't have fact to back it up. >> well, the investigate -- >> you can talk about a culture. do you have any evidence that the president of the united states directed what you call a culture of intimidation that the irs to target political opponents? >> i don't think we know what the facts are. >> then why are you saying that? because red meat has been put on the table by the -- >> that's why you have investigations, mika. >> yeah. but you usually -- well, i would you would have an investigation and then make a conclusion but whatever. that is mitchell mcconnell. shall we go to peter? >> i don't know. i feel the need to talk about harry reid now for a while. >> i am just making comments. >> with us is peter alexander at the white house. the president's numbers look slid but, at the same time, hounded all weekend over at least three big stories. >> if it's 6:00, it's also th
the irs is the most recent example. no wonder that the agents and the irs sort of get the message. the president demonizes his opponent of the unit and demonizes dog. >> a leap you can make as an argument but you don't have fact to back it up. >> well, the investigate -- >> you can talk about a culture. do you have any evidence that the president of the united states directed what you call a culture of intimidation that the irs to target political opponents? >> i don't...
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send the irs to check his records and give him something else to worry about instead of harassing me and check his facebook time line, i am sure something is on there to tax him for. and send the drones to fly over his house.
send the irs to check his records and give him something else to worry about instead of harassing me and check his facebook time line, i am sure something is on there to tax him for. and send the drones to fly over his house.
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people hate the irs. you can't assume the administration got wind of this just because there was a lot of complaining going on. >> we're trying not to make any assumptions. this was a pattern. this was a culture of discrimination. it was okay to go after conservative groups. again, progressive groups seem to find the process just work okay for them. so that's what's troubling. particularly because it's the irs. they have very confidential information. particularly the irs because of the confidential nature of what they do. >> the question about the audits. "the wall street journal" has written one case in particular where an individual was targeted on a number of regulatory levels, not just the irs. i mean, it is not a stretch, is it, to think if you have a group of powerful bureaucrats who are concerned about the preservation of their jobs examine they want to go after a tea party group that wants the government to be smaller and for there to be a smaller irs, is it not -- is it at some point worth askin
people hate the irs. you can't assume the administration got wind of this just because there was a lot of complaining going on. >> we're trying not to make any assumptions. this was a pattern. this was a culture of discrimination. it was okay to go after conservative groups. again, progressive groups seem to find the process just work okay for them. so that's what's troubling. particularly because it's the irs. they have very confidential information. particularly the irs because of the...
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by the irs. what has it done to erode people's confidence in the government, in the president? we have some brand new poll numbers out this morning to talk to you about. cnn national correspondent jim acosta live at the white house this morning. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning. the white house has a sliver of good news with the new cnn/orc poll showing president's approval numbers holding up despite this triple trouble for the obama administration. but it depends on how this drags on. as president obama escaped the white house to delive a commencement speech in a steady rain at moorehouse college in atlanta, republicans were still pouring it on. >> there's a culture of intimidation throughout the administration. >> reporter: top gop leaders fanned out on the sunday talk shows. >> who knew, when did they know, why did they do this. >> they want to drag washington into a swamp of partisan fishing expedition. >> reporter: dan pfeiffer was asked time and again when did the president find
by the irs. what has it done to erode people's confidence in the government, in the president? we have some brand new poll numbers out this morning to talk to you about. cnn national correspondent jim acosta live at the white house this morning. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning. the white house has a sliver of good news with the new cnn/orc poll showing president's approval numbers holding up despite this triple trouble for the obama administration. but it depends on how this...
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but in this case, shulman no runs the irs, still runs the irs. nobody has been fired. >> that is where we have to finally -- and i hope our leadership will step up to the plate. this is too serious. this is about a separation of powers. if we do not stand up for the vacation of powers and the oversight authority of congress, then you might as well crown somebody king and go on because we have allowed this great experiment in democracy to crumble. >> tucker: if the administration will use the irs to punish it's political enemy, what won't it do? >> that is what we need to find out. they will order military members to stand down who are ready to save our military members. the administration released a report that glen dougherty died when seeking cover. that was lie when they released it. they were heroes. other individual had his leg blown off with ty, he is still undergoing surgery and rehab. there are answers and we should not stop until we get them. that includes punishing anyone who has impeded the investigation. this is too serious. people tha
but in this case, shulman no runs the irs, still runs the irs. nobody has been fired. >> that is where we have to finally -- and i hope our leadership will step up to the plate. this is too serious. this is about a separation of powers. if we do not stand up for the vacation of powers and the oversight authority of congress, then you might as well crown somebody king and go on because we have allowed this great experiment in democracy to crumble. >> tucker: if the administration...
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the irs. how scary is that. when the irs comes in there you are not allowed to be showedy. this is an overreach. >> they prevented people from going into business. this is in the middle of a presidential campaign. they hamstrung some of the president's most vocal opponents prevented them from entering into the campaign debate. when charlie rangel head of the ways and means committee does not pay his own taxes is outraged. you know it's a story. >> you know it's bad. >> the woman who was in charge of the tax exempt office during this time from something like 2009 to 2012, his name is sarah hall ingram, moved on to obama care, affordable care act. now they are saying this is the woman who allowed this be on the lookout for targeting list of the tea party she is going to be the law enforcement officer of who complies with obama care? they don't like that plan. >> do you think? >> this can't stand. you couldn't make this up. it is the woman who oversaw this attack on the president's political oppo
the irs. how scary is that. when the irs comes in there you are not allowed to be showedy. this is an overreach. >> they prevented people from going into business. this is in the middle of a presidential campaign. they hamstrung some of the president's most vocal opponents prevented them from entering into the campaign debate. when charlie rangel head of the ways and means committee does not pay his own taxes is outraged. you know it's a story. >> you know it's bad. >> the...
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they say the irs scandal likely has the most staying power. a number of hearings about that on the horizon. >> kristen, thank you very much. >>> it has been more than six years now since her disappearance and, yes, the search for marilyn mccann continues. police in england say they've identified a number of persons of interest. they do remain in regular contact with her parents, who have never stopped searching for their daughter. the little madeleine disappeared when the family was in portugal. again, that was six years ago. >>> finally, a tale of two different experiences at the ballpark. one to share with your friends and your family and youtube. and the other one, not. guy number one, colorado rocky's game. he's in the fan, about to drop his beer when he catches the home run ball and holds onto the beer and the ball. a wonderful story. guy number two, angel's game in anaheim, about to drop his beer, he doesn't catch the baum. he does spill his beer, everywhere. a story to share with no one, but the good news, guy thankfully, nobody got it
they say the irs scandal likely has the most staying power. a number of hearings about that on the horizon. >> kristen, thank you very much. >>> it has been more than six years now since her disappearance and, yes, the search for marilyn mccann continues. police in england say they've identified a number of persons of interest. they do remain in regular contact with her parents, who have never stopped searching for their daughter. the little madeleine disappeared when the family...
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if someone in the irs made another statement to someone in the irs and lied about it, they can go to jail. finally, the hatch act, the hatch act prevents federal government employees from engaging in partisan political activities. so if you're targeting tea party, conservatives, constitutional organizations, bill of rights organizations and trying to suppress their ability to participate in an informational way in the process, you can go to jail for that potentially. >> steve: okay. now there is a story out of cincinnati, the fox affiliate there says that we've heard that there are two rogue employees. fox affiliate identified four and apparently they have told people we were simply following the orders of our superiors. so those people who are actually doing the work of the people who told them to go ahead and do something, who is the most trouble there? >> a lot of people i think are going to be in trouble, or potentially in trouble. there will be a cascading effect up and down in terms of information. this goes further than cincinnati. we know that it goes around the country. so i
if someone in the irs made another statement to someone in the irs and lied about it, they can go to jail. finally, the hatch act, the hatch act prevents federal government employees from engaging in partisan political activities. so if you're targeting tea party, conservatives, constitutional organizations, bill of rights organizations and trying to suppress their ability to participate in an informational way in the process, you can go to jail for that potentially. >> steve: okay. now...
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irs, benghazi, and snooping on the associated press. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> so how is the white house taking all of this? i know they refused to call any of these scandals. what's the mood there? >> well, i think they've -- they felt certainly under siege. i think now they're feeling like they're fighting out of it a little bit, separating the issues, trying to treat them more as distractions, calling them out on politics, looking for relevance of the republican party overreaching. but then, also, having to lay out a process for accountability when it comes to the irs, because more is going to be known there. >> and the president just wants to get back to business. he's already talked about a new rule to speed up infrastructure projects, talking about the economy, trying to reach the average american and get past this noise. can he or is there still going to be pressure for more explanations about all these? >> i think there's going to be a lot of
irs, benghazi, and snooping on the associated press. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." david, good morning. good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> so how is the white house taking all of this? i know they refused to call any of these scandals. what's the mood there? >> well, i think they've -- they felt certainly under siege. i think now they're feeling like they're fighting out of it a little bit, separating the issues, trying to treat them more...
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was investigating the irs. the white house says they didn't receive the results of the internal investigation until last wednesday. >> they have met with the treasury department, spoken to the nation, irs commissioner had resigned and they took steps to make sure it never happens again. >> he called it inexcusable. republican senator john cornyn sought to tie the irs scandal to the white house on sunday. >> it seems to be the answer whenever they're caught is i didn't know about it. >> reporter: inspector general determined it was front line managers in cincinnati who subjected they go through extra scrutiny starting in 2010. investigators also determined there was no outside influence. but republicans said sunday they're not so sure. >> who knew, when did they know, why did they do this, how high up in the government did it go. >> reporter: the head of the irs who will leave they end of the month told congress on friday that his agency and he mistakes were the result of mismanagement, not partisanship. >> i th
was investigating the irs. the white house says they didn't receive the results of the internal investigation until last wednesday. >> they have met with the treasury department, spoken to the nation, irs commissioner had resigned and they took steps to make sure it never happens again. >> he called it inexcusable. republican senator john cornyn sought to tie the irs scandal to the white house on sunday. >> it seems to be the answer whenever they're caught is i didn't know...
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what the obama administration knew about the irs scandal and when seems to be changing by the day. chief white house correspondent ed henry has more on that evolving story. >> new problems today for president obama in the irs scandal as spokesman jay carney seemed to change the white house's account in two key ways. >> on april 24th, as i said the white house council was informed that the inspector general for tax was completing a report about lying irs employees improperly scrutinizing what are known as 501 c 4 organizations by using words such as tea party and patriot. >> significant, carney is now saying ruemmler got some details about the probe. given that yesterday senior advisor dan pfeiffer seemed to suggest otherwise about what the white house was told. >> not the details of what happened. not the results of the investigations but the independent investigation was about to conclude. >> secondly, carney revealed today a wider group of senior white house officials, including chief of staff dennis mcdonough were informed by ruemmler of the probe but did not tell the president.
what the obama administration knew about the irs scandal and when seems to be changing by the day. chief white house correspondent ed henry has more on that evolving story. >> new problems today for president obama in the irs scandal as spokesman jay carney seemed to change the white house's account in two key ways. >> on april 24th, as i said the white house council was informed that the inspector general for tax was completing a report about lying irs employees improperly...
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yes, the irs. his approval numbers plummeted but none of that is remembered about truman today. >> scandals are way overblown in their political effects. everyone thinks oh my god, it's going to be another watergate, it's going to bring down the president. it's going to damage his party permanently. almost no scandals do that. >> reporter: what does make a scandal permanent? lichtmann says two things, when there's proof a president is directly involved and when his own party starts speaking against him. lisa desjardins, cnn, washington. >>> so this one is fun. watch this, look. ♪ this is ground control to major tom, you've really made the grade ♪ >> this is astronaut chris hadfield. he is a celebrity in canada, he channels his inner david bowie for the first music video from space. >> that's going in the record books. ♪ this is major tom to ground contr control ♪ thers became the first in flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how like us these chimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [
yes, the irs. his approval numbers plummeted but none of that is remembered about truman today. >> scandals are way overblown in their political effects. everyone thinks oh my god, it's going to be another watergate, it's going to bring down the president. it's going to damage his party permanently. almost no scandals do that. >> reporter: what does make a scandal permanent? lichtmann says two things, when there's proof a president is directly involved and when his own party starts...
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the most recent acting commissioners of the irs, steven miller, will testify for the second time in two days. the committee questioned him on friday. tomorrow we'll hear from doug shulman. he was the acting commissioner last year when he testified before congress that the irs was not targeting conservative grps. senators will demand an answer on whether he lied to them or if he was truly unaware of the accusations. lawmakers want the white house to find out which officials found out about the audit with the irs before the media report it. senior vad cruisers said nobody told the -- senior advisers said nobody told the president. then on wednesday morning, lois learner will testify along with jackie speier and the rest of the house overnight committee. learner is the directer of the exempt division. the audit shows that learner knew her employers were targeting conservative groups and didn't put to a -- didn't put a stop to is. >>> jodi arias will be back in an arizona courtroom. she was convicted of first- degree murder for the brutal killing of her former boyfriend in 2008. jurors will
the most recent acting commissioners of the irs, steven miller, will testify for the second time in two days. the committee questioned him on friday. tomorrow we'll hear from doug shulman. he was the acting commissioner last year when he testified before congress that the irs was not targeting conservative grps. senators will demand an answer on whether he lied to them or if he was truly unaware of the accusations. lawmakers want the white house to find out which officials found out about the...
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a deeper look at the numbers finds the republican is concerned about the irs along with the questions about benghazi and the government seizure of phone records from associated press journalists. after his address to college graduates on sunday the president said it's him versus washington. >> sometimes you feel as if washington is impeding rather than advancing the possibilities that these young people represent. >> reporter: with more hearings featuring top irs officials coming this week it's a feeling the president may need to get used to. jim acosta, cnn, washington. >> 11 minutes fast hour. a lot of buzz about the personal nature of president obama's commencement address yesterday at moorehouse college. the president focusing on the subject of race and responsibility at this all male historically black alma mater of dr. ma in the luther king. >> whatever success i have achieved, whatever position of leadership i have held have depended less on ivy league degrees or s.a.t. scores but due to that sense of connection and empathy, special obligation i felt as a black man like you to
a deeper look at the numbers finds the republican is concerned about the irs along with the questions about benghazi and the government seizure of phone records from associated press journalists. after his address to college graduates on sunday the president said it's him versus washington. >> sometimes you feel as if washington is impeding rather than advancing the possibilities that these young people represent. >> reporter: with more hearings featuring top irs officials coming...
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the government isn't saying why the record were soft. >>> new details about the scandal over the irs treatment of conservative groups seeking the groups tells us two clients received letters from the washington office and suggests the efforts to scrutinize the groups wasn't limited to the office in cincinnati. abc's tahman bradley is now weighing in. >> reporter: they were president obama's first comments on the irs controversy and they could not have been more clear. >> i can tell you that if you've got the irs operating in anything less than a neutral and nonpartisan way, then that is outrage out. >> reporter: but for republicans, that might not be good enough. they want to know how, according to the irs, low level employees could have applied special scrutiny to tea parties and other conservative groups whose goals include limiting government and educating on the constitution and bill of rights. >> bottom line, they used key words to go after conservatives. >> reporter: a new report obtained by abc news shows the irs began targeting the groups in 2010 and senior irs officials have
the government isn't saying why the record were soft. >>> new details about the scandal over the irs treatment of conservative groups seeking the groups tells us two clients received letters from the washington office and suggests the efforts to scrutinize the groups wasn't limited to the office in cincinnati. abc's tahman bradley is now weighing in. >> reporter: they were president obama's first comments on the irs controversy and they could not have been more clear. >> i...
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and so dissatisfaction with the irs, fear of the irs bolsters the republican argument that there shouldn't be some big, central, strong, powerful government program. and to that extent, the public is on their side on the irs. they're trying to use that to help tear case on -- their case on limiting obamacare implementation. >> james hohmann, national political reporter giving us a wide perspective on the week in congress. thanks so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> host: how do you feel about congress' understanding in general of silicon valley, of new technology of some of these products? >> you know, one of the challenges is we're in the business of making law, and laws are often difficult to write in the face of technology. even within the government, if you will, the big data. we're the largest data producer and consumer, and yet we have some of the least structured, least readable data. so we have two problems. one is understanding what the rest of the world is doing, secondly and more importantly, making sure that there's a world class efficiency and availability for
and so dissatisfaction with the irs, fear of the irs bolsters the republican argument that there shouldn't be some big, central, strong, powerful government program. and to that extent, the public is on their side on the irs. they're trying to use that to help tear case on -- their case on limiting obamacare implementation. >> james hohmann, national political reporter giving us a wide perspective on the week in congress. thanks so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you....
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and the irs about that targeting. >> tens of thousand of commuters in the northeast bracing for chaos this morning as the busiest rail line in the country is shut down. repairs are under way after two trains collided friday. gio benitez has dramatic video of the moments just after impact. >> reporter: the moment of impact, captured by teenagers skateboarding near the accident site. >> all i hear is a big boom behind me over there. just a big dust cloud. >> reporter: brian alvarez and friend got up close and saw the aftermat aft aftermath. >> off the track. >> reporter: friday night a metro north commuter train from new york city to new haven, connecticut, derailed in bridgeport carrying 300 passengers. another train in the opposite direction with 400 passengers on board then hit that derailed train. at least 70 people were injured. >> the police are coming. everybody is panicking. >> reporter: in this video obtained by abc news, we see the chaos and confusion. but also, the rush to help the passengers on board. one woman unable to walk is pulled out. >> is there a baby in there? >> yo
and the irs about that targeting. >> tens of thousand of commuters in the northeast bracing for chaos this morning as the busiest rail line in the country is shut down. repairs are under way after two trains collided friday. gio benitez has dramatic video of the moments just after impact. >> reporter: the moment of impact, captured by teenagers skateboarding near the accident site. >> all i hear is a big boom behind me over there. just a big dust cloud. >> reporter:...
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scandal at the irs. more hearings and intensified investigations are set for this week, as we are learning more about how much the white house knew and when. abc's jon karl has all the details from washington. >> reporter: this morning, republicans are calling for in-depth investigations into who exactly began the targeting of conservative groups at the irs and who else knew about it. >> i just find it very hard to believe that lower-level employees here in cincinnati, ohio, took this on themselves. and that it went on for a couple years without anybody knowing about it. i also think a special council is going to end up being necessary here because it has to be independent of the white house. >> reporter: the white house maintains it had nothing to do with and didn't even know about the targeting of conservative groups. >> bottom line, no communication between the white house and the irs -- >> absolutely not. >> reporter: the administration promises it will work with congress to make sure no one else fal
scandal at the irs. more hearings and intensified investigations are set for this week, as we are learning more about how much the white house knew and when. abc's jon karl has all the details from washington. >> reporter: this morning, republicans are calling for in-depth investigations into who exactly began the targeting of conservative groups at the irs and who else knew about it. >> i just find it very hard to believe that lower-level employees here in cincinnati, ohio, took...
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on the irs and a crucial moment on the joiy arias trial, we still told about o.j. the first time we heard him speak publicly in years. >> that's what i told everybody involved that if they don't give it to me, i am going to get the police in it. >> request would we take such an interest in a puffy, shackled 65-year-old o.j. simpson. michael o'keefe says it's the o.j. story that pulls us in. >> we are drawn to o.j. because he has been in the public eye for four years now. we have seen a spectacular rise and a fall in his life. >> america took notice of simpson when he played in the nfl, and then simpson became the first running back to gain 2,000 yards in a season, and several all-pro years followed, and then he became david beckham before david beckham. >> rent a ford fast from hertz. >> he crossed seamlessly into hollywood with movies like "the intowering furno". on screens big and small as an actor and pitch man and network football analysts, o.j. simpson, observers say had a charm and a smile and the next door guy that made whites and african-americans comfortab
on the irs and a crucial moment on the joiy arias trial, we still told about o.j. the first time we heard him speak publicly in years. >> that's what i told everybody involved that if they don't give it to me, i am going to get the police in it. >> request would we take such an interest in a puffy, shackled 65-year-old o.j. simpson. michael o'keefe says it's the o.j. story that pulls us in. >> we are drawn to o.j. because he has been in the public eye for four years now. we...
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the irs is just the most recent example. what we're talking about here is an attitude that the government knows best. the nanny state is here to tell us all what to do. >> david gregory tried to blow him off on that and he couldn't achieve it because anyone who is watching what's gone on the last few weeks will realize that it's, in fact, true. we need the president to give a speech about these three events and say this is what happened. this is ha i know. this is why i didn't know it. i'm sorry for not knowing it. and it is relevant because it goes to the heart of trust of our government in this country. for these block heads to continue to say that irrelevant, that you p are smoking some kind of whacky toe tobacco, that is not relevant. this is relevant. this goes to the heart of the constitution and our future. h & r block head comes to the irs. wrong. wrong. >> steve: peter johnson, jr. is on fire this morning! >> wrong. come on. tell the true. >> steve: all right. peter johnson, jr., thank you. >> truth. truth. truth. >
the irs is just the most recent example. what we're talking about here is an attitude that the government knows best. the nanny state is here to tell us all what to do. >> david gregory tried to blow him off on that and he couldn't achieve it because anyone who is watching what's gone on the last few weeks will realize that it's, in fact, true. we need the president to give a speech about these three events and say this is what happened. this is ha i know. this is why i didn't know it....